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Zero Process Water Discharge for a Two-stage Washer : Ace Plating Part IV

Submitter: Matthew Cordial

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/2006

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Title
Zero Process Water Discharge for a Two-stage Washer : Ace Plating Part IV
Contributor(s)
Brown, Jerry
Issue Date
2002, 2013
Keyword(s)
  • Metal plating industry -- Illinois -- Pollution prevention -- Case studies
  • Metal plating industry -- Illinois -- Source reduction (waste management) -- Case studies
  • Electroplating industry -- Water reuse -- Case studies
Date of Ingest
2007-09-07T18:30:56Z
Abstract
Ace Plating Company is a small Chicago job shop offering a variety of decorative electroplating finishes including various types of brass, nickel, bronze and copper. In 1993, Ace Plating used about five million gallons of water annually. In light of new discharge fees and what appeared to be ever-changing environmental regulations,Ace Plating sought assistance from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) to reduce disposal costs and minimize environmental liability. In 1995, the management at Ace - with ISTC's assistance - launched an aggressive effort to use environmentally responsible processes and procedures in all of its business operations. By October 2000, Ace had become a zero process water discharger. For additional information about how this was achieved, see ISTC publications TN13-066, TN13-071 and TN13-078.
Publisher
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
TN Series (Illinois Sustainable Technology Center) ; TN13-079
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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TN Series and other Fact Sheets - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center PRIMARY
ISTC TN Series
Accelerated Diffusion of Pollution Prevention Technologies (ADOP2T)
The Accelerated Diffusion of Pollution Prevention Technologies Program (ADOP2T) was an initiative that identified best practices and executed brief demonstrations and extended pilot trials of pollution prevention practices and technologies in actual industrial facilities.